Citation

Revesman ME, Greenstein JS. Proc. Hum. Factors Ergon. Soc. Annu. Meet. 1983; 27(12): 958-962.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1983, Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/154193128302701201

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

As the sophistication of computer technology increases, the number of systems in which both a human and computer take controlling roles will increase. Effective communication between the human and computer is essential to prevent redundant or interfering actions. If a method for accurately predicting the human's actions can be found, the computer could avoid redundant actions by working around the human. This paper empirically validates a model of human behavior in a multiple task, process control situation. Results indicate that the model appears to be an accurate predictor of human performance, consistently predicting over 70% of the subjects' actions over a range of situations. The possible value of this model will be investigated in a study in which the computer is implemented as a parallel decision maker, using the model predictions in place of overt communication.

Language: en